I am just learning how to use my new hotsy-totsy camera and about resizing
images, so my apologies if these images are too large.

This was growing behind a neighbour's garden, it looks like a Physalis but
not one that I've seen before. Any ideas as to ID?

Thanks,

someone

On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 20:42:22 -0000, "someone"
wrote:

I am just learning how to use my new hotsy-totsy camera and about resizing
images, so my apologies if these images are too large.

This was growing behind a neighbour's garden, it looks like a Physalis but
not one that I've seen before. Any ideas as to ID?

Thanks,

someone


see if this fits it.
Fiesta Flower
Pholistoma auritum
Waterleaf family


http://www.birdmom.net/wildflowersblue.html

Looks like "Shoofly Plant", also called "Apple of Peru"....Nicandra
physaloides. As you can see by the specific epithet, the resemblance to
Physalis is acknowledged.

http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en...-8&sa=N&tab=wi

Regards,
Rick

"someone" wrote in message
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I am just learning how to use my new hotsy-totsy camera and about resizing
images, so my apologies if these images are too large.

This was growing behind a neighbour's garden, it looks like a Physalis but
not one that I've seen before. Any ideas as to ID?

Thanks,

someone

Thanks, each of you - Joevan and Radar. It appears to be a Nicandra
physaloides, which I have come across before, but never this size or this
colour of dark blue. As it's growing on common land I shall grab some seeds
from it for next year.

Also, Joevan, that is a useful website for wildflowers that you posted.

Regards,

someone